Biden's China policy needs to be more than Trump lite

Rather than copying Trump's playbook, Biden should create a new policy that better reflects how Democratic voters feel about China, argues Jeffrey A. Bader

Performance will determine prestige in US-China geopolitical competition

Ryan Hass writes that as Washington and Beijing increasingly compete across a wide range of areas, they are constrained by interconnections not easily unraveled. The contest for global influence will ultimately come down to which system, American or Chinese, is best positioned to deliver benefits to a world wary of this emerging great-power rivalry.

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Rethinking 'rules of the road' to stabilize US-China competition

Robert Williams evaluates whether and how diplomatic negotiations over rules for risk reduction and de-escalation can help stave off an armed conflict between the United States and China.

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More research and commentary

The state of Asian trade and trade agreements in 2022. On the Dollar & Sense podcast, Peter Petri joins host David Dollar to discuss recent developments in Asian trade agreements and to look at regional trade issues this year.

Steadying Taiwan for a storm on the horizon. Ryan Hass writes that in the face of an anticipatable uptick in Chinese pressure in the years to come, the capabilities of Taiwan's next group of leaders will be challenged as they seek to bolster public confidence in Taiwan's resiliency and generate support for policies to strengthen Taiwan's security and well-being.

The 2035 Vision for China-Africa Cooperation. Yun Sun argues that the 2035 Vision for China-Africa Cooperation is aligned with China's own 2035 Vision for development, and is a clear continuation of the trends, evolution, and adjustments in China’s Africa strategy.

Russia, China, and beyond: Key U.S. foreign policy challenges. Michael O'Hanlon joins Fred Dews on the Brookings Cafeteria podcast to discuss some of the most challenging foreign policy issues facing the United States today, from Russia to China, and from Afghanistan to the Middle East.

Recent webinar

Toward Xi's third term: China's 20th Party Congress and beyond. On Thursday, January 20, the John L. Thornton China Center hosted two panel discussions featuring top China scholars, who discussed the evolution of norms in Chinese elite politics, predictions of the outcomes of the 20th Party Congress, and what the future holds for Xi Jinping.

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In the news

Personnel changes at the 20th Party Congress. Cheng Li spoke with The Economist about the generational changes that will take place within the Chinese government at the upcoming 20th Party Congress.

President Joe Biden's first year in office. Patricia Kim grades Joe Biden's foreign policy in China and East Asia during his first year in office in Foreign Policy's latest report card.

How the Biden administration has fared on Ukraine, Taiwan, and China. Yahoo Finance Live interviewed Susan Thornton about the state of foreign affairs between the U.S. and Russia, Ukraine, Taiwan, China, and other countries.

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